Donald Trump claims he has the 'cure' for autism during Republican debate

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Twitter wants Donald Trump punched in the face for his autism and vaccination remarks

Never mind his blatant racism and degrading, threatening statements about women — including his opponents in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 — during Wednesday night's Republican debate, Trump finally said something that may lose him some fans: He thinks vaccines cause autism.

The imaginary link between vaccines and autism has been around for decades — and celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and other politicians like Senator John McCain have publicly said they believe there's a connection between early childhood vaccines and autism.

But science is pretty clear on this one. One study — one, that has since been refuted — found a link between the two. Countless studies since have shown there's no evidence supporting the supposed connection.

The scary thing is that as long as celebrities like Trump keep spreading misinformation about vaccines, parents will choose not to vaccinate their children based on that misinformation, contributing to the spread of dangerous diseases.